Emergomyces canadensis, a Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Systemic Human Disease in North America
We report 4 patients in North America with disease caused by Emergomyces canadensis, a newly proposed species of pathogenic dimorphic fungus. Affected persons were immunocompromised; lived in Saskatchewan, Colorado, and New Mexico; and had systemic disease involving blood, skin, cervix, lung, and ly...
Main Authors: | Ilan S. Schwartz, Stephen Sanche, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Thomas F. Patterson, Lynne Sigler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-04-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1765_article |
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